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Particularly Wheat and Sugar 

If a commodity like sugar is accessible, affordable, and addictive, shouldn’t we be worried?

Especially Sugar and Wheat

More evidence for the addictive quality of food-based opioid sensitivity is that deprivation can cause severe withdrawal symptoms, including depression, mood swings, and even a worsening of digestive tract problems.

Scandalous Sugar

It makes a lot more sense to talk about “eating addiction” than “food addiction,” because evidence points to various foods being triggers.

The Weirdness of Sugar Exceptionalism

Any human could theoretically live a long and robust life without ever ingesting so much as one teaspoon of sugar. Yet, here it is.

Sugar, Addictiveness, and Dopamine

For people of all ages, ingesting sugar causes the brain to make dopamine and deliver it to other parts of the brain — which is exactly what illicit substances do.

The Sugar Conundrum

The surplus of neurochemicals that results from eating sugar creates a heightened sense of well-being that is the same as drug intoxication.